• Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s

    Type Artwork
    Artist Brisbane City Council
    Abstract Birds eye view looking north. Closest to camera on hill above mangroves are the warders' quarters. Following the road from there the Chief Superintendent's residence and gardens can be see through the trees. Further along on the beach side is the chief warder's residence. The large number of buildings close together comprised the stockade and below this, on the flats, are the dairy and pig and sheep yards.
    Medium photo, b&w
    Artwork Size w233xh179
    Date 1920's
    Language English
    Short Title Aerial photograph 1920s
    Archive Brisbane City Council
    Loc. in Archive asset 23184
    Library Catalogue Wynnum-Manly Local History/The beach, the creek and the bay
    Call Number BCC-STH-67
    URL https://library-brisbane.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/search/asset/23184/0
    Accessed 12/10/2022, 17:52:08
    Rights Copyright, Brisbane Images, Brisbane City Council. This Copyright has expired. This image may be reproduced with acknowledgement.
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    Date Added 12/10/2022, 17:52:08
    Modified 23/10/2022, 14:16:47

    Tags:

    • Brisbane
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • ariel
    • from the air
    • plane
    • island
    • stockade
    • black and white
    • photo
    • Noogoon

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that the image is post-1903, as it was taken from an airplane. The only vegetation looks to be around a few of the buildings and to the far left, where it appears denser.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      There is open space and a large complex. There is a horseshoe-shaped road, which leads around to a cluster of buildings. There is possibly a creek/river to the right of the image, I can’t really tell.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      It looks like a survey or surveillance shot. Could be to assess the size of the penal establishment or determine if it would be a good position for an army in a war.

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It’s definitely spontaneous as when you’re in a plane you can’t stage a photo, it happens in real-time.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      Post-1903, as it was taken from an airplane.

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      The focus of the photo is the penal establishment, and not the surrounding water or land.

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    Attachments

    • Brisbane City Council - 1920 - Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • St Helena Penal Establishment - new penitentiary
    • St Helena Island towards Manly
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • 'Gudrun' iron barque
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Sugar mill, St Helena Island
    • Work station
    • Building plan, St Helena
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • North cell block, St Helena Island, 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Tree clearing on St Helena Island
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Old signal gun, St Helena Penal Establishment 24 pounder
    • St Helena Penal Establishment prisoner cemetery information board.
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Sisal hemp, raspador, silos and old chimney, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena original prison door and lock
    • Prison cell
    • Saddler's shop, H.M. Penal Establishment, St Helena
    • Tailor's shop, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • The prison vegetable garden, St Helena Island
    • The Black Napoleon
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • Land under cultivation, St. Helena penal establishment
    • St Helena prison guide
  • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific

    Type Artwork
    Artist National Library of Australia
    Abstract Men dragged out their lives in leg-irons, carried marks of the lash to the grave, in this Queensland hell-hole of the Pacific
    Medium photo, b&w
    Date 1951
    Language English
    Short Title Australia's St Helena
    Archive National Library of Australia
    Loc. in Archive nla.obj-432896437
    Library Catalogue Periodicals
    Call Number Nq 059.4 PIX
    URL https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1414022
    Accessed 21/10/2022, 16:36:36
    Rights You may download, display, print and reproduce this content for your personal or non-commercial use but only in an unaltered form and with the copyright acknowledged.
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/2nwCp8v"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/2nwCp8v.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a> Vol. 26 No. 6 (10 February 1951) Later Title: People (Broadway, N.S.W.) 0031-4978
    Date Added 21/10/2022, 16:36:36
    Modified 30/10/2022, 16:27:03

    Tags:

    • Brisbane
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • handcuffs
    • PIX
    • tools
    • rope
    • sisal
    • cannon shot
    • body belt
    • spun yarn
    • keys
    • knife
    • straight jacket
    • leg irons
    • lash
    • hell hole
    • shiv
    • dice

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it is of items the prisoners would have been familiar with. Items range from dice to a straitjacket. Seeing items with which prisoners hung themselves, knives they stabbed themselves with, and a bottle with tips of fingers they cut off to go to the hospital, shows desperation and hopelessness. The items grouped together like they are, with explanations for each item has far more of an impact than if the items were displayed singularly.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      A strait jacket, rope, knife, leg irons, cannonball, dice, tools, waist belt, keys, and a body belt.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      A display of items the prisoners would have been familiar with, to show people in more modern times.

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It is staged as everything is arranged for the picture.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      It is really hard to tell from the

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      The information cards are in the background and the items on display are in the foreground.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • National Library of Australia - 1951 - Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the.html
    • National Library of Australia_1951_Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific.pdf

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • St Helena Penal Establishment - new penitentiary
    • St Helena Island towards Manly
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • 'Gudrun' iron barque
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Sugar mill, St Helena Island
    • Work station
    • Building plan, St Helena
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • North cell block, St Helena Island, 1920s
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Tree clearing on St Helena Island
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Old signal gun, St Helena Penal Establishment 24 pounder
    • St Helena Penal Establishment prisoner cemetery information board.
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Sisal hemp, raspador, silos and old chimney, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena original prison door and lock
    • Prison cell
    • Saddler's shop, H.M. Penal Establishment, St Helena
    • Tailor's shop, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • The prison vegetable garden, St Helena Island
    • The Black Napoleon
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • Land under cultivation, St. Helena penal establishment
    • St Helena prison guide
  • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment

    Type Artwork
    Artist Brisbane City Council
    Abstract This view is taken from near the warders' barracks. In the foreground are fields ready for crops. On the left behind the stockade wall is the blacksmith (two chimneys) and the carpenters shop. Behind them is the long administration building. Behind the admin building are the twin roofs of the double storeyed workshops. In the middle of the stockade is the high guardhouse which was over the entrance. On either side of this were two cell blocks. In the right front corner joining onto the stockade wall was the lime store, then the food preparation are - kitchen, storeroom, bakery, and butchers and a room for salting and smoking meat. To the right of the roadway was the chief superintendent's house and at the end of the roadway was the chief warder's residence.
    Medium photo, b&w
    Artwork Size w233xh179
    Date 1915
    Language English
    Short Title Backview of stockade 1915
    Archive Brisbane City Council
    Loc. in Archive asset 23186
    Library Catalogue Wynnum-Manly Local History/The beach, the creek and the bay
    Call Number BCC-STH-66
    URL https://library-brisbane.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/search/asset/23186/0
    Accessed 12/10/2022, 17:12:40
    Rights Copyright, Brisbane Images, Brisbane City Council. This Copyright has expired. This image may be reproduced with acknowledgement.
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    Date Added 12/10/2022, 17:12:40
    Modified 23/10/2022, 13:50:15

    Tags:

    • Brisbane
    • St Helena
    • prisoner
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • farm
    • island
    • stockade
    • garden
    • vegetables
    • warder
    • buildings
    • road
    • palm
    • food
    • produce
    • export
    • labour

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it is a plantation or farming village. It has a very neat, tidy appearance. There are many large buildings with two clean, straight roads. There is a single figure which I take as being a male. For such a large quantity of buildings, there appear to be very few people. The field in the foreground looks ploughed but the plot behind the figure looks like it may have rows of something growing.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      There are many buildings, a man walking on a road, a freshly ploughed field, an irrigation channel, palm trees, and two cylindrical objects made from brick. Silo’s as they look too large to be chimneys.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      I think it was taken to showcase the space for crops that the penal establishment had.

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      I think it was spontaneous as the figure seems to be mid-step and looks to be looking at the plot in front of him.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      It’s hard to tell. The only way to know is from the figure’s clothing however he is too far away to see clearly.

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      The foreground showcases the area available to grow crops. The background features large buildings behind a high fence, which clearly separates the two locations.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Brisbane City Council - 1915 - Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishmen.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • St Helena Penal Establishment - new penitentiary
    • St Helena Island towards Manly
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • 'Gudrun' iron barque
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Sugar mill, St Helena Island
    • Work station
    • Building plan, St Helena
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • North cell block, St Helena Island, 1920s
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Tree clearing on St Helena Island
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Old signal gun, St Helena Penal Establishment 24 pounder
    • St Helena Penal Establishment prisoner cemetery information board.
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Sisal hemp, raspador, silos and old chimney, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena original prison door and lock
    • Prison cell
    • Saddler's shop, H.M. Penal Establishment, St Helena
    • Tailor's shop, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • The prison vegetable garden, St Helena Island
    • The Black Napoleon
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • Land under cultivation, St. Helena penal establishment
    • St Helena prison guide
  • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena

    Type Artwork
    Artist Brisbane City Council
    Abstract The workshops were established within the stockade by 1879. Long term prisoners were taught a trade in the workshops while short-term prisoners worked in the fields. The island was largely self-sufficient and excess items were sold to government departments. The boot-makers and saddlers produced a range of items from shoelaces to saddles. Government regulations did not allow photographing prisoners' faces.
    Medium photo, b&w
    Artwork Size w233xh179
    Date 1912
    Language English
    Short Title Bootmaker's shop
    Archive Brisbane City Council
    Loc. in Archive asset 23161
    Library Catalogue Wynnum-Manly Local History/The beach, the creek and the bay
    Call Number BCC-STH-61
    URL https://library-brisbane.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/search/asset/23161/0
    Accessed 12/10/2022, 17:38:21
    Rights Copyright, Brisbane Images, Brisbane City Council. This Copyright has expired. This image may be reproduced with acknowledgement.
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    Date Added 12/10/2022, 17:38:21
    Modified 23/10/2022, 13:56:38

    Tags:

    • Brisbane
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • tools
    • warder
    • export
    • work
    • boot shop
    • labour
    • boot maker
    • saddle
    • grindstone
    • hats
    • building
    • prisoner number
    • uniform
    • workshop
    • windows

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it is an industrious scene. Men are busy at work making shoes, as there are shoe lasts and shapers on the wall. There are two saddles, but it is not clear whether saddles are being made or stored while the men are at work. The building they are in is large and airy from the many windows shown.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      There are prisoners, tools, a watering can, and a grinding wheel. And there are shoe lasts and sharpers on the wall. There are two saddles, but it is not clear whether the saddles are being made or stored while the men are at work. The men are wearing a uniform, with three men having clearly visible numbers on the back of their shirts. There is a supervisor-looking man in the distance of the photo, who is the only man facing the camera.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      I think the picture was taken to show how prisoners are used as free labour (Taylor 2010). The men are shown busily working, doing their day’s work, and learning new skills (Queensland Government 2015).

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      I think the photo is staged to present the workshop in the best light. Everyone has their back turned when most people would have looked toward the camera, especially in those days when photography was new and a novelty.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      I think it is sometime before or around 1882 as the grinding wheel would indicate no electricity. Also, there are no lights hanging from the roof. I say before or around 1882 because electricity was supplied to Brisbane in 1882 (Scholz Electrical 2021).

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      There is a warder in the background, facing toward the camera, the only man to do so. The men in the foreground are standing, while some men in the background are sitting.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Brisbane City Council - 1912 - Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Hel.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • St Helena Penal Establishment - new penitentiary
    • St Helena Island towards Manly
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • 'Gudrun' iron barque
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Sugar mill, St Helena Island
    • Work station
    • Building plan, St Helena
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • North cell block, St Helena Island, 1920s
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Tree clearing on St Helena Island
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Old signal gun, St Helena Penal Establishment 24 pounder
    • St Helena Penal Establishment prisoner cemetery information board.
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Sisal hemp, raspador, silos and old chimney, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena original prison door and lock
    • Prison cell
    • Saddler's shop, H.M. Penal Establishment, St Helena
    • Tailor's shop, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • The prison vegetable garden, St Helena Island
    • The Black Napoleon
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • Land under cultivation, St. Helena penal establishment
    • St Helena prison guide
  • Building plan, St Helena

    Type Artwork
    Artist CyArk
    Abstract Building plan showing prisoners cells, buildings, workshops, stockade fence In 1867, the overcrowding of Brisbane prisons drove the decision for the St Helena quarantine station to be converted into a prison, with prisoners being transferred from the prison hulk to the island and Proserpine’s Captain John McDonald becoming St Helena’s first Superintendent.
    Medium photo of a plan
    Artwork Size Unknown
    Date 1894
    Language English
    Short Title Building plan
    Archive Fort Lytton Collection
    Loc. in Archive Unknown
    Library Catalogue A model colonial-era prison
    Call Number Unknown
    URL https://www.cyark.org/projects/st-helena-island-national-park/in-depth
    Accessed 20/10/2022, 23:03:10
    Rights 2022 CyArk & Partners
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/uXGg2Vs"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/uXGg2Vs.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
    Date Added 20/10/2022, 23:03:09
    Modified 23/10/2022, 23:40:43

    Tags:

    • Technology
    • archaeology
    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • building
    • plan
    • model

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that this is a plan for a community (I am ignoring the caption at the bottom of the picture). I notice everything is very straight, I cannot see a curve anywhere. There are tram lines, with wings, so could be a military compound. I sense that the area is large or isolated as it has its own hospital, church, school, butcher shop, and bakery. It is not until I see the words cell and warder that I know it’s a prison.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      There are symmetrical yards and grass plots, tram lines, building “wings”, a hospital, a church, a school, a butcher shop, and a bakery. There is a space allotted for workshops for the blacksmith, carpenters, and painters.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      It’s a plan for how the stockade at the penal establishment would be layed out.

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It is a plan so staged.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      Pre 1939s because of the language, “lumber”, and “dispensary”.

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      The plan is scaled with everything to its proportion.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • CyArk - 1894 - Ground plan showing Prisoners Cells, Buildings, Wo.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Work station
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Prison cell
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • St Helena prison guide
  • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment

    Type Artwork
    Artist Brisbane City Council
    Abstract There were four wings of prisoners' cells. C and D wings were for single prisoners. Each cell in D wing measured 9x5x12 feet. The prisoners slept in hammocks.
    Medium photo, b&w
    Artwork Size w233xh179
    Date 1915
    Language English
    Short Title Corridor 'D' Wing 1915
    Archive Brisbane City Council
    Loc. in Archive asset 23182
    Library Catalogue Wynnum-Manly Local History/The beach, the creek and the bay
    Call Number BCC-STH-68
    URL https://library-brisbane.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/search/asset/23182/0
    Accessed 12/10/2022, 17:04:10
    Rights Copyright, Brisbane Images, Brisbane City Council. This Copyright has expired. This image may be reproduced with acknowledgement.
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    Date Added 12/10/2022, 17:04:10
    Modified 23/10/2022, 13:48:39

    Tags:

    • Brisbane
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • uniform
    • corridor
    • cells
    • cell number
    • hole in the roof
    • windows
    • doors
    • no bars

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that a man in light clothes is walking down a corridor or standing in the corridor, his arms are by his side as the photo is taken. There appear to be many identical doorways, with numbers above each so I get the impression a lot of people live or work here.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      There is a prisoner in a hallway. The floors, walls, and roof look to be made from timber. The roof is high with a circular hole cut out of it which is odd. There are a lot of small windows near the roof. It could be the angle of the image, but the doorways appear to me to be narrow, again, odd.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      I think the photo was taken to show the inside of the prison. Possibly to show how clean and modern it was.

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      I think it was staged. The prisoner is standing still in the middle of the picture and hallway. It may not even be a prisoner. It may be a warder dressed as a prisoner for the photo.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      It is sometime between 1882 and 1932, probably closer to the 1882 period. The timber in a tongue-and-groove fashion seems old to me, and I think I can make out a light hanging from the roof. Electricity reached Brisbane in 1882 (Scholz Electrical 2021).

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      The camera is slightly pointing to the left, the photo doesn’t shoot straight down the hallway. This allows a better view of the cell door and the number in the foreground. You even get a look at the internal wall of cell nine. The doorways merge into being just the wall in the background.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Brisbane City Council - 1915 - Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment (.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • St Helena Penal Establishment - new penitentiary
    • St Helena Island towards Manly
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • 'Gudrun' iron barque
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Sugar mill, St Helena Island
    • Work station
    • Building plan, St Helena
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • North cell block, St Helena Island, 1920s
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Tree clearing on St Helena Island
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Old signal gun, St Helena Penal Establishment 24 pounder
    • St Helena Penal Establishment prisoner cemetery information board.
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Sisal hemp, raspador, silos and old chimney, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena original prison door and lock
    • Prison cell
    • Saddler's shop, H.M. Penal Establishment, St Helena
    • Tailor's shop, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • The prison vegetable garden, St Helena Island
    • The Black Napoleon
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • Land under cultivation, St. Helena penal establishment
    • St Helena prison guide
  • Escape from St Helena Island

    Type Artwork
    Artist Queensland State Archives
    Abstract One of the greatest escape attempts lasted 11 days and was carried out by two prisoners: Henry Craig and David McIntyre.
    Medium photo, b&w
    Artwork Size w316xh512
    Date 2021-04-21T01:04:41+00:00
    Language English
    Short Title Escape from St Helena
    Archive Queensland State Archives
    Loc. in Archive SRS798/1/18
    Library Catalogue Queensland Police Gazettes
    Call Number ITM519924
    URL https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM519924
    Accessed 15/10/2022, 23:37:12
    Rights Copyright State of Queensland
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/foHDNU8"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/foHDNU8.png" title="source: imgur.com" /></a> VOL 48/NO 1 - VOL 48/NO 84
    Date Added 15/10/2022, 23:37:12
    Modified 23/10/2022, 16:33:38

    Tags:

    • Brisbane
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • prisoner number
    • escape
    • mug shot
    • J Jones
    • face
    • head shot

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it is a mugshot of two men. The top man has “J Jones” with his picture which is what I am guessing is his name and not the photographers, as the bottom man does not have this. But why doesn’t the bottom man have this? Perhaps because the top man is from a few years after the bottom man. The top man has his prison number, 58.10, while the bottom man is 25. The later man again has a different numbering system than the earlier prisoner. The top mans eyes look fierce and angry while the bottom mans eyes are softer.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      Mugshots of two men who attempted to escape St Helena.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      To show the faces of the two men who unsuccessfully tried to escape, Henry Craig and David McIntyre (Queensland State Archives 2021).

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It is staged as they are mugshots taken by the police.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      Around the 16 November 1911, the two mugshots would have placed together like they are as that is when they handed themselves in (Queensland State Archives 2021). The original photos were taken in 1910 and 1906, as per the mugshots.

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      It is a mugshot of faces, front on and profile.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Queensland State Archives - 2021 - Escape from St Helena Island.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • St Helena Penal Establishment - new penitentiary
    • St Helena Island towards Manly
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • 'Gudrun' iron barque
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Sugar mill, St Helena Island
    • Work station
    • Building plan, St Helena
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • North cell block, St Helena Island, 1920s
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Tree clearing on St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Old signal gun, St Helena Penal Establishment 24 pounder
    • St Helena Penal Establishment prisoner cemetery information board.
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Sisal hemp, raspador, silos and old chimney, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena original prison door and lock
    • Prison cell
    • Saddler's shop, H.M. Penal Establishment, St Helena
    • Tailor's shop, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • The prison vegetable garden, St Helena Island
    • The Black Napoleon
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • Land under cultivation, St. Helena penal establishment
    • St Helena prison guide
  • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike

    Type Artwork
    Artist State Library of Queensland
    Abstract This is a black-and-white poster showing 13 shearers who had been jailed in 1891 during the central Queensland Shearers' Strike. Across the top of the poster, in large letters, is printed 'FREEDOM WITHOUT DISHONOUR' and 'UNIONIST PRISONERS'. The poster goes on to identify each man individually as having been sentenced at Rockhampton for causes connected to the 1891 'Bush Strike'.
    Medium poster, b&w
    Artwork Size w1100xh1949
    Date 1893
    Language English
    Short Title Shearers jailed for striking 1891
    Archive State Library of Queensland
    Loc. in Archive Record number 21218184060002061, 99183505879202061
    Library Catalogue State Library of Queensland
    Call Number Negative number: 64845.
    URL https://hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/132229
    Accessed 11/10/2022, 22:57:35
    Rights Out of Copyright.
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/lexbLqi"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/lexbLqi.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
    Date Added 11/10/2022, 22:57:34
    Modified 23/10/2022, 22:56:24

    Tags:

    • Brisbane
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • black and white
    • strike
    • shearer
    • freed
    • released
    • group shot
    • pho
    • hat
    • unionist
    • Rockhampton

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it is a poster of a group of men, outdoors, sitting on a set of stairs. They are all well-dressed, and a few have suits on. The writing informs that they are released, union prisoners. Sentenced in Rockhampton. All men have facial hair, except one, which is typical of the time period.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      A group of men, outdoors, sitting on a set of stairs. A banner is above and names below.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      I think it was taken because the shearers wanted people to know that they had been released, and they still stand united as unionists and for the cause. “One of these, William Hamilton, was later to become Member of the Legislative Assembly for Gregory, Minister for Mines and President of the Legislative Council of Queensland” (Queensland Government 2015).

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It is staged as they are sitting closely, posing for the camera.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      Around the turn of the 19th/20th century. There clothes are from that era, and all but one has facial hair popular at that time. Four of the men have on ties, similar to todays ties, which were not popular until the 1915-1920 era (Hendrik 2013).

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      The group is in the foreground and there are some trees and a building in the background.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • State Library of Queensland - 1893 - Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 Shearer.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • St Helena Penal Establishment - new penitentiary
    • St Helena Island towards Manly
    • 'Gudrun' iron barque
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Sugar mill, St Helena Island
    • Work station
    • Building plan, St Helena
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • North cell block, St Helena Island, 1920s
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Tree clearing on St Helena Island
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Old signal gun, St Helena Penal Establishment 24 pounder
    • St Helena Penal Establishment prisoner cemetery information board.
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Sisal hemp, raspador, silos and old chimney, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena original prison door and lock
    • Prison cell
    • Saddler's shop, H.M. Penal Establishment, St Helena
    • Tailor's shop, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • The prison vegetable garden, St Helena Island
    • The Black Napoleon
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • Land under cultivation, St. Helena penal establishment
    • St Helena prison guide
  • General record and description of male prisoners

    Type Artwork
    Artist Moreton Bay Police
    Abstract Contains information about prisoners. Height, weight etc offence, where and when etc notes of behaviour while a prisoner
    Medium photo, coloured
    Artwork Size w680xh1024
    Date 1887-1907
    Language English
    Short Title General record and description of male prisoners
    Archive Queensland State Archives
    Loc. in Archive 3330 to 4212 (with many gaps), 4808-5398
    Library Catalogue General Records and Description of Prisoners
    Call Number ITM271423
    URL https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM271423
    Accessed 20/10/2022, 22:27:04
    Rights Copyright State of Queensland
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/CbLRxsb"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/CbLRxsb.png" title="source: imgur.com" /></a> page 512. Previous System Identifiers A/18577; RSI925/1/1; SRS7301; A1 Item ID 271423
    Date Added 20/10/2022, 22:27:04
    Modified 23/10/2022, 23:52:50

    Tags:

    • record
    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • island
    • pison
    • paper
    • form
    • official
    • description
    • details
    • conduct

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it is a photo of a document from the General Record and Description of Prisoners book, page 512. It has the prisoner’s name, Henry Craig, and his alias. All of his particulars are recorded as well as any previous convictions. In red ink, it has a number corresponding to what number photo he is in a record. It has dates, details, and punishments given of any misdemeanors while in prison, as well as his discharge details.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      A photo of a document from the General Record and Description of Prisoners book, page 512.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      To show what was recorded on prisoners’ files. Each one of these forms is completed at Brisbane Gaol before the prisoner is sent to St Helena (Unknown 20 March 1878).

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It is planned as it’s a purposeful photo of a page of a book.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      1906 as it is written on the admission line.

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      It is a photo of a page in a book.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Moreton Bay Police - 1887 - General record and description of male prisoners.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • St Helena Penal Establishment - new penitentiary
    • St Helena Island towards Manly
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • 'Gudrun' iron barque
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Sugar mill, St Helena Island
    • Work station
    • Building plan, St Helena
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • North cell block, St Helena Island, 1920s
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Tree clearing on St Helena Island
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Old signal gun, St Helena Penal Establishment 24 pounder
    • St Helena Penal Establishment prisoner cemetery information board.
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Sisal hemp, raspador, silos and old chimney, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena original prison door and lock
    • Prison cell
    • Saddler's shop, H.M. Penal Establishment, St Helena
    • Tailor's shop, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • The prison vegetable garden, St Helena Island
    • The Black Napoleon
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • Land under cultivation, St. Helena penal establishment
    • St Helena prison guide
  • Land under cultivation, St. Helena penal establishment

    Type Artwork
    Artist Brisbane City Council
    Abstract Looking south/southwest from the hill towards the sugar mill, across the vegetable gardens. The high wooden fence on the right is the southeast side of the stockade which encircled the stone buildings.
    Medium photo, b&w
    Artwork Size w266xh186
    Date 1890's
    Language English
    Short Title Land cultivation
    Archive Brisbane City Council
    Loc. in Archive asset 23407
    Library Catalogue Wynnum-Manly Local History/The beach, the creek and the bay
    Call Number BCC-STH-1
    URL https://library-brisbane.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/search/asset/23407/0
    Accessed 12/10/2022, 16:33:54
    Rights Copyright, Brisbane Images, Brisbane City Council. This Copyright has expired. This image may be reproduced with acknowledgement.
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/PIvugqS"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/PIvugqS.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a> BCC-STH-0001.jpg (JPEG Image, 5078 × 3542 pixels) – Scaled (14%)
    Date Added 12/10/2022, 16:33:54
    Modified 23/10/2022, 22:33:19

    Tags:

    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • prison
    • QLD
    • farm
    • Sugarcane industry

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it looks like a farm. It seems very neat, tidy, and organised. The roads seem exceptionally clean and straight. There are a lot of straight lines in the whole image.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      There are buildings behind a fence and an industrial-looking building in the distance. There are two figures in the fields, one with a horse. There are paddocks, and I’m not sure what the white structure is.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      It may have been taken as a means to promote and report back on the success of the prison without walls camp (Taylor 2010). This idea combined the need for self-sufficiency and free farm labour (Taylor 2010; Unknown 20 March 1878). This image shows prisoners working the open fields, not chained or with a warder in sight.

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      I think it has been staged. The two prisoners look to be standing still. One does not have any tools or water buckets, and the other is standing in front of a horse, looking forward or back, not on the side as would expect if walking the horse.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      It came from the period sometime between 1913 and 1932. I can tell this because the prison without walls idea did not take hold until around 1913 (Taylor 2010), and St Helena Prison closed in 1932 (Alfredson 1983).

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      Something is growing in the foreground. The large industrial building and chimney are in the background. The photo looks to be attempting to show as much of the farm as possible.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Brisbane City Council - 1890 - Land under cultivation, St. Helena penal establish.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Work station
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Prison cell
    • Prisons without walls: Prison camps and penal change in Australia, c. 1913-c. 1975
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • St Helena prison guide
  • Model of St Helena prison

    Type Artwork
    Artist Comrade Rasputin
    Abstract Shows the prison in 3d
    Medium photo, coloured
    Artwork Size w402xh377
    Date 2017
    Language English
    Short Title Model of St Helena prison
    Archive Google Maps
    Loc. in Archive Unknown
    Library Catalogue Comrade Rasputin
    Call Number Unknown
    URL https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/118157579939035149773/place/ChIJ9Y6M4bvfk2sRYR0zJAUUySk/@-27.3916667,153.2327778,3a,75y/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipPE1MkAGxitb-jsvA0qRORrHq8fDDHXGbe16WOd!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPE1MkAGxitb-jsvA0qRORrHq8fDDHXGbe16WOd%3Dw520-h260-k-no!7i4160!8i2080!4m6!1m5!8m4!1e2!2s118157579939035149773!3m1!1e2
    Accessed 23/10/2022, 20:34:11
    Rights Copyright free
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/McteAeq"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/McteAeq.png" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
    Date Added 23/10/2022, 20:34:11
    Modified 24/10/2022, 13:33:27

    Tags:

    • museum
    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • stockade
    • warder
    • buildings
    • road
    • plan
    • model
    • superintendant
    • paddock
    • tram
    • 3d
    • vegetable
    • guard tower
    • behind glass

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it is a 3d model of the prison. It is detailed, as there are cows in a paddock, three garden beds, and men on the tram line. It is behind glass, so the view is not clear.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      It is a 3d model of the prison. It is detailed, as there are cows in a paddock, three garden beds, and men on the tram line.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      To share with others and make sure history is not forgotten and learn about life in the jail. It shows how the prison was sectioned and how big the stockade was.

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It is spontaneous, as a person was walking on a tour.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      The photo itself is modern. The photo is coloured and clear. The stockade is from around 1930s when the penal establishment closed.

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      The model is the focus. The glare off the glass makes it hard to see well.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Snapshot

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • St Helena Penal Establishment - new penitentiary
    • St Helena Island towards Manly
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • 'Gudrun' iron barque
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Sugar mill, St Helena Island
    • Work station
    • Building plan, St Helena
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • North cell block, St Helena Island, 1920s
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Tree clearing on St Helena Island
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Old signal gun, St Helena Penal Establishment 24 pounder
    • St Helena Penal Establishment prisoner cemetery information board.
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Sisal hemp, raspador, silos and old chimney, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena original prison door and lock
    • Prison cell
    • Saddler's shop, H.M. Penal Establishment, St Helena
    • Tailor's shop, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • The prison vegetable garden, St Helena Island
    • The Black Napoleon
    • Land under cultivation, St. Helena penal establishment
    • St Helena prison guide
  • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike

    Type Artwork
    Artist Moreton Bay Police
    Abstract Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike 1891, who were released from St Helena Island prison July 1893. Andrew Irvin and John Jeffries (alias Johnson)
    Medium photo, b&w
    Artwork Size w518xh411
    Date 1893
    Language English
    Short Title Prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    Archive Queensland Police Museum
    Loc. in Archive PM0331b
    Library Catalogue Police Museum
    Call Number PM0331b
    URL https://ehive.com/collections/3606/objects/553427/mug-shots-of-prisoners-associated-with-the-barcaldine-shearers-strike
    Accessed 20/10/2022, 17:28:13
    Rights Attribution - Non-commercial - Share Alike (cc)
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/2lxIOHY"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/2lxIOHY.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
    Date Added 20/10/2022, 17:28:13
    Modified 23/10/2022, 23:53:26

    Tags:

    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • mug shot

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it is a mugshot of two prisoners. The image contains their names, alias, and release details. The numbers 106 and 107 could be their prisoner numbers or their rank among released prisoners. They appear to have the same jacket on, and both are wearing white underneath. One a white button-up shirt, the other a neckerchief. Both have beards which fits the time period. The man on the right has piercing eyes and appears older than the other man, but it may just be his wilder beard. Both men seem to be leaning toward my left.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      A photo of a document from the Queensland Police Museum with two men’s mugshots.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      It is the release card of two men associated with the industrial dispute of 1891, the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike (Queensland State Archives 2021).

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It is planned as it’s a purposeful photo of a page of a book.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      1891 as it is written on the form.

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      It is a photo of a page in a book.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Moreton Bay Police - 1893 - Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcald.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • St Helena Penal Establishment - new penitentiary
    • St Helena Island towards Manly
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • 'Gudrun' iron barque
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Sugar mill, St Helena Island
    • Work station
    • Building plan, St Helena
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • North cell block, St Helena Island, 1920s
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Tree clearing on St Helena Island
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Old signal gun, St Helena Penal Establishment 24 pounder
    • St Helena Penal Establishment prisoner cemetery information board.
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Sisal hemp, raspador, silos and old chimney, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena original prison door and lock
    • Prison cell
    • Saddler's shop, H.M. Penal Establishment, St Helena
    • Tailor's shop, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • The prison vegetable garden, St Helena Island
    • The Black Napoleon
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • Land under cultivation, St. Helena penal establishment
    • St Helena prison guide
  • North cell block, St Helena Island, 1920s

    Type Artwork
    Artist Brisbane City Council
    Abstract Evidently still in use as the grounds, flag and thick door on the front indicate.
    Medium photo, b&w
    Artwork Size w309xh179
    Date 1920's
    Language English
    Short Title North cell block
    Archive Brisbane City Council
    Loc. in Archive asset 23294
    Library Catalogue Wynnum-Manly Local History/The beach, the creek and the bay
    Call Number BCC-STH-0021.jpg
    URL https://library-brisbane.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/search/asset/23294/0
    Accessed 12/10/2022, 16:24:40
    Rights Copyright, Brisbane Images, Brisbane City Council. This Copyright has expired. This image may be reproduced with acknowledgement.
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/Rvsgfto"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Rvsgfto.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
    Date Added 12/10/2022, 16:24:40
    Modified 23/10/2022, 23:33:41

    Tags:

    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • building
    • cell

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that the building looks like a workplace or a farm building.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      There are five doors down the side of the building and a more decorative curved door at the end. It looks that down the side of the building there is a high window above every low window and door. Tools look to be leaning against the wall. A small tank sits at the far end of the building but there is no vegetation, or people, to be seen. The end of the building, in the foreground, looks to me to be an addition as it does not fit with the rest of the building. There is a taller section of the building which has a decorative verandah and looks to have bars on its windows. There is a flag at full mast indicating that there are people in or around the building.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      I think it was taken just to show other people what’s at St Helena.

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It’s hard to tell. The photo could have been both.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      It is hard to say. I can’t see the flag which may have helped, and there are no people.

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      The photo was taken to make the building the focal point. The shot was set up to make sure the entire building was captured. Maybe the out-of-place part of the building in the foreground was a point of interest because the building could have been shot in other positions.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Brisbane City Council - 1920 - North Cell Block, St Helena Island, 1920s.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Work station
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Prison cell
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • St Helena prison guide
  • Old signal gun, St Helena Penal Establishment 24 pounder

    Type Artwork
    Artist Brisbane City Council
    Abstract In November 1867, a 24 pounder signal cannon was brought to the island and positioned near the superintendent's cottage. This was fired into the bay to attract the attention of the mainland in the event of an escape.
    Medium photo, b&w
    Artwork Size w233xh179
    Date 1915
    Language English
    Short Title Old signal gun 1915
    Archive Brisbane City Council
    Loc. in Archive asset 23136
    Library Catalogue Wynnum-Manly Local History/The beach, the creek and the bay
    Call Number BCC-STH-48
    URL https://library-brisbane.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/search/asset/23136/0
    Accessed 12/10/2022, 17:46:38
    Rights Copyright, Brisbane Images, Brisbane City Council. This Copyright has expired. This image may be reproduced with acknowledgement.
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/bsxPan4"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/bsxPan4.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a> BCC-STH-0048.jpg (JPEG Image, 5078 × 3896 pixels) – Scaled (13%)
    Date Added 12/10/2022, 17:46:38
    Modified 23/10/2022, 23:29:45

    Tags:

    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • escape
    • cnnon
    • mainland
    • Norfolk pine

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that the first thing I see is a smartly dressed man standing by a cannon. I cannot tell if the canon is in use, as I cannot see any ammunition around it. The cannon appears to point through a gap in a hedge, bamboo, or line of tree foliage. Behind the man, fruit trees stand between him and a building. Beside the man stand two large, and presumably old, Norfolk Pines.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      There are Norfolk Pines, a smartly dressed gentleman, a cannon, fruit trees, a building, and some type of hedging, maybe bamboo.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      It may have been taken as a memento, or the cannon may have been being removed.

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      The man is merely posing with the cannon as he is not dressed to load and fire it. He would also be of too high of social standing to do so I think, from his outfit.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      I think the image is from around the late 1800s to just after the turn of the century. The man has a bowler hat on, carries a cane/stick, and is wearing a three-piece suit. He is wearing fashion from around the 1870s (Matthews 2016) and is sporting a moustache that fits the time period. Also, the cannon must have been unused from around the turn of the century as in a newspaper article from 1916 they refer to it as historic and obsolete (Unknown 27 November 1916). It may have become obsolete around the turn of the century as phone exchanges reached Brisbane in the late 1880s (Miller 2013).

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      The man and the cannon are the focus of the image. In the background, there are some fruit trees and a building, which seem to have nothing to do with the photo.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Brisbane City Council - 1915 - Old signal gun, St Helena Penal Establishment (24 .html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Work station
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Prison cell
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • St Helena prison guide
  • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison

    Type Artwork
    Artist Charles Winn
    Abstract In 2013, a local Brisbane resident, Trisha Anderson, discovered this watercolour wrapped up in plastic and towels hidden in a wardrobe of her Hendra home. Her grandfather, William Gall, was a comptroller of the Queensland prisons in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. One of his jobs was to regularly travel to and inspect St Helena Island...the painting was presented to him when he retired in the early 1920's. She later learned that this is the only painting of St Helena Island in existence.
    Medium watercolour
    Artwork Size w729xh200
    Date 1878
    Language English
    Short Title Watercolour of St Helena
    Archive Museum of Brisbane
    Loc. in Archive Unknown
    Library Catalogue Unknown
    Call Number Unknown
    URL http://treetopsolives.com.au/news/2015/7/6/history-of-olives-in-australia
    Accessed 15/10/2022, 23:06:46
    Rights Copyright reserved 2015
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/MggxBgR"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/MggxBgR.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a> could not locate on the museums website.
    Date Added 15/10/2022, 23:06:46
    Modified 24/10/2022, 13:52:06

    Tags:

    • museum
    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • buildings
    • boat
    • jetty
    • painting
    • working
    • watercolour
    • Charles Winn
    • rare
    • olives

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it is a colourful painting.It looks like it is a large farm.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      A body of water, a long jetty, a sailboat, and birds flying low over the water. People are depicted at work as there is smoke coming from a large industrial-looking building. There are paddocks, showing different things being grown in each one.  

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      I think it was painted in a prisoner’s free time. From boredom or possibly as a memento, or gift. It is said to be “the only painting of St Helena Island as a working prison, as painted by an inmate” (Bochenski 9 December 2013), according to historians.

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It is a painting.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      It is hard to put a date on it but appears early because of the buildings, and there is no tram line, which was built in the latter part of the 1870s (Queensland Government 2015).

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      The body of water, birds, sailboat, and jetty is in the foreground. This could be because this is the first glimpse of the island you get from the boat, or the artist finds it softens the painting of a penal establishment. The paddocks and buildings in the background appear more like a farm than penal establishment.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Winn - 1878 - Only painting of St Helena Island as a working pri.html

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    • Prisoner's private life
    • St Helena Penal Establishment - new penitentiary
    • St Helena Island towards Manly
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • 'Gudrun' iron barque
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Sugar mill, St Helena Island
    • Work station
    • Building plan, St Helena
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • North cell block, St Helena Island, 1920s
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Tree clearing on St Helena Island
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Old signal gun, St Helena Penal Establishment 24 pounder
    • St Helena Penal Establishment prisoner cemetery information board.
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    • St Helena prisoner grave
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    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Sisal hemp, raspador, silos and old chimney, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena original prison door and lock
    • Prison cell
    • Saddler's shop, H.M. Penal Establishment, St Helena
    • Tailor's shop, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • General record and description of male prisoners
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    • Model of St Helena prison
    • Land under cultivation, St. Helena penal establishment
    • St Helena prison guide
  • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland

    Type Artwork
    Artist National Library of Australia
    Abstract Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    Medium pencil drawing; 18.7 x 27.6 cm
    Artwork Size w130xh90
    Date 1870
    Language English
    Short Title St Helena penal station 1870
    Archive National Library of Australia
    Loc. in Archive obj-135253360; Bib ID 1890845; R4095.
    Library Catalogue NLA Digital Collection
    Call Number PIC R4095 LOC2111
    URL https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1890845
    Accessed 11/10/2022, 23:12:24
    Rights Out of Copyright.
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/6jOkVIg"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/6jOkVIg.png" title="source: imgur.com" /></a> Exhibited: Museum of Brisbane, 'The Many Lives of Moreton bay', 14 February - 30 November 2014
    Date Added 11/10/2022, 23:12:24
    Modified 24/10/2022, 12:59:37

    Tags:

    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • drawing
    • pencil
    • picture

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it is the artist’s interpretation of St Helena as there are no hills/mountains on the Island or surrounding it to the best of my knowledge. The sketch looks peaceful with a sailboat on the water, small ripple-like waves, and abundant vegetation. The artist has included some buildings and a vertical cylindrical shape which is above and slightly to the left of the boat. It towers above the trees, so I am not sure if it is a chimney or something else.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      A sketch of the artist’s interpretation of St Helena.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      An interpretation of St Helena.

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It is planned as it’s a hand sketch, someone has hand sketched it.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      It is very early, maybe early 1860s, as there has not yet been any clearing of the trees and only a handful of buildings.

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      It is a hand-drawn sketch.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • National Library of Australia - 1870 - Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensla.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • St Helena Penal Establishment - new penitentiary
    • St Helena Island towards Manly
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • 'Gudrun' iron barque
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Sugar mill, St Helena Island
    • Work station
    • Building plan, St Helena
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • North cell block, St Helena Island, 1920s
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Tree clearing on St Helena Island
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Old signal gun, St Helena Penal Establishment 24 pounder
    • St Helena Penal Establishment prisoner cemetery information board.
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Sisal hemp, raspador, silos and old chimney, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena original prison door and lock
    • Prison cell
    • Saddler's shop, H.M. Penal Establishment, St Helena
    • Tailor's shop, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • The prison vegetable garden, St Helena Island
    • The Black Napoleon
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • Land under cultivation, St. Helena penal establishment
    • St Helena prison guide
  • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland

    Type Map
    Cartographer Queensland Parliament Legislative Assembly
    Abstract Plan of St. Helena From: Votes and proceedings of the Legislative Assembly during the session of 1887. Includes reference table to buildings.
    Date 1887
    Language English
    Short Title Plan of St Helena 1887
    Archive Maps
    Loc. in Archive Bib ID 2562383
    Library Catalogue National Library of Australia (new catalog)
    Call Number Unknown
    URL http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-232189719
    Accessed 11/10/2022, 15:44:52
    Rights Out of Copyright.
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/gdwNAvy"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/gdwNAvy.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a> Medium: cartographic material Num Pages: 1
    Series Title NLA Digital Collection
    Place St Helena Island, Moreton Bay.
    Publisher Government Printer
    ISBN nla.obj-232189719
    Edition Unknown
    Type cadastral
    Scale 4chains = 1inch, 1:31680
    Date Added 11/10/2022, 15:44:53
    Modified 24/10/2022, 13:29:53

    Tags:

    • Prisons
    • cemetery
    • Maps
    • Queensland St. Helena Island
    • St. Helena Island (Qld.)
    • Moreton Bay
    • Sugarcane industry
    • island
    • stockade
    • buildings
    • export
    • plan
    • sugar
    • colour
    • corn
    • sweet potato
    • cane
    • lucerne
    • paddock
    • sheep
    • pig
    • couch grass
    • quarantine
    • layour
    • boat house
    • jetty
    • tram

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it is a detailed plan. It is colour coded and clearly labelled. There is a north arrow, scale, and legend. It shows what was being grown on the island, and where all the buildings were located. It’s quite easy to understand.

    • Structured reflection

    • permalink

    • Plan of St. Helena From: Votes and proceedings of the Legislative Assembly during the session of 1887, being the Fifth session of the ninth Parliament; with the various documents connected therewith ... / Queensland Legislative Assembly. Vol. 1. Brisbane : By authority James C. Beal, Government Printer, 1887 Includes reference table to buildings

    Attachments

    • 2562383

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    • St Helena Island towards Manly
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    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
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    • Model of St Helena prison
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    • St Helena prison guide
  • Prison cell

    Type Artwork
    Artist Cathy Cooper
    Abstract An insight into the prison cells Locked in cell from 6pm until 6am
    Medium photo, coloured
    Artwork Size w406xh511
    Date 2020
    Language English
    Short Title Prison cell
    Archive Google Maps
    Loc. in Archive Unknown
    Library Catalogue Cathy Cooper
    Call Number Unknown
    URL https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x6b93dfbbe18c8ef5%3A0x29c9140524331d61!3m1!7e164!15sCgIgAQ&hl=en&viewerState=ga&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipOjxYz9FzSt2YTDv3aYUnhtDeYoYqC_hVA5gm0
    Accessed 23/10/2022, 21:50:06
    Rights Copyright free
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/rFROSnQ"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/rFROSnQ.png" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
    Date Added 23/10/2022, 21:50:06
    Modified 23/10/2022, 23:37:25

    Tags:

    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • building
    • cell
    • hammock
    • bars
    • door
    • solitary
    • confined
    • punishment

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that the room is very small. The hammock takes up almost all space. The bars on the door lead me to believe this is a cell to confine someone. I also noticed straight away how thick the metal is.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      There is a hammock and a cell door with iron bars.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      To appreciate how the prisoners lived in the past and to share with others. Cells were either 4ft x 9ft or 5ft x 9ft (Unknown 23 April 1905).

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It is staged, as it is in a museum.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      The room being photographed…The heavy-looking door and timber walling make me think it is from an earlier time period.

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      The heavy timber door separates the photographer from the room inside, only able to peer through the iron bars. The room is empty but for a hammock, however, around 1911 furniture started to be introduced  (Unknown 21 October 1911).

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x6b93dfbbe18c8ef5%3A0x29c9140524331d61!3m1!7e164!15sCgIgAQ&hl=en&viewerState=ga&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipOjxYz9FzSt2YTDv3aYUnhtDeYoYqC_hVA5gm0#

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    • St Helena Penal Establishment - new penitentiary
    • St Helena Island towards Manly
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    • Punishment list
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    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
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    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Tree clearing on St Helena Island
    • Escape from St Helena Island
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    • St Helena Penal Establishment prisoner cemetery information board.
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    • Sisal hemp, raspador, silos and old chimney, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena original prison door and lock
    • Saddler's shop, H.M. Penal Establishment, St Helena
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    • Model of St Helena prison
    • Land under cultivation, St. Helena penal establishment
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  • Prisoner's private life

    Type Artwork
    Artist Comrade Rasputin
    Abstract An insight into a prisoners life
    Medium photo, coloured
    Artwork Size w402xh377
    Date 2017
    Language English
    Short Title Prisoner's private life
    Archive Google Maps
    Loc. in Archive Unknown
    Library Catalogue Comrade Rasputin
    Call Number Unknown
    URL https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/118157579939035149773/place/ChIJ9Y6M4bvfk2sRYR0zJAUUySk/@-27.3916667,153.2327778,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m7!1e2!3m5!1sAF1QipPhELwrbKOpjWXDdVuzfeJVVsgDpBxiyW1Wbxtl!2e10!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPhELwrbKOpjWXDdVuzfeJVVsgDpBxiyW1Wbxtl%3Dw520-h260-k-no!7i4160!8i2080!4m6!1m5!8m4!1e2!2s118157579939035149773!3m1!1e2
    Accessed 23/10/2022, 20:49:25
    Rights copyright free
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/ggthrk7"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ggthrk7.png" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
    Date Added 23/10/2022, 20:49:25
    Modified 24/10/2022, 13:41:39

    Tags:

    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • food
    • escape
    • punishment
    • buried
    • day to day
    • activities
    • schedual
    • rations
    • time
    • routine
    • daily
    • entertainment
    • consequences
    • prisons act
    • gambling
    • dominoes
    • cards
    • betting
    • rectreation
    • quoits
    • chess
    • draughts
    • reading
    • devine servioce
    • letters
    • petitions
    • death
    • release

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it is a not clear image of an information board on a timber wall. There are pictures and schedules, a rations list, and information. It is a good insight into the prisoners lives.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      It is an information board on a timber, tongue and groove wall.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      To share with others and make sure history is not forgotten and learn about life in the prison. It shows how the prisoners lived, ate, and played. The prisoners complained of being not given the correct amount of meat (Unknown 23 April 1905), so maybe this was the case with other rations, the board may not indicate actual amounts.

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It is spontaneous, as a person was walking on a tour.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      The photo itself is modern but the weights and measurements indicate the information is from an earlier time, from before 1932 when the prison closed.

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      The information board is the focus. It is a little fuzzy but I can make out most of the information.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Snapshot

    Related

    • St Helena Penal Establishment - new penitentiary
    • St Helena Island towards Manly
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • 'Gudrun' iron barque
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Sugar mill, St Helena Island
    • Work station
    • Building plan, St Helena
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • North cell block, St Helena Island, 1920s
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Tree clearing on St Helena Island
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Old signal gun, St Helena Penal Establishment 24 pounder
    • St Helena Penal Establishment prisoner cemetery information board.
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Sisal hemp, raspador, silos and old chimney, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena original prison door and lock
    • Prison cell
    • Saddler's shop, H.M. Penal Establishment, St Helena
    • Tailor's shop, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • The prison vegetable garden, St Helena Island
    • The Black Napoleon
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • Land under cultivation, St. Helena penal establishment
    • St Helena prison guide
  • Punishment list

    Type Artwork
    Artist Fahad Nawaz
    Abstract List of punishments, for what and who ordered
    Medium photo, coloured
    Artwork Size w406xh406
    Date 2017
    Language English
    Short Title Punishment list
    Archive Google Maps
    Loc. in Archive Unknown
    Library Catalogue Fahad Nawaz
    Call Number Unknown
    URL https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x6b93dfbbe18c8ef5%3A0x29c9140524331d61!3m1!7e164!15sCgIgAQ&hl=en&viewerState=ga&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipNkrCWnbz_7BD-3heYoc0e89f0xVFNFgEKHb3Z2
    Accessed 23/10/2022, 21:35:43
    Rights Copyright free
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    Date Added 23/10/2022, 21:35:43
    Modified 24/10/2022, 13:03:28

    Tags:

    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • warder
    • punishment
    • irons
    • isolation
    • superintendant
    • crime
    • years

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it is a photo of an item placed on a wall. The statistics are given from the minutes of evidence taken before the select committee (stated on the right of the picture, at the bottom). It has John Macdonald, Superintendent printed at the bottom. Does this indicate these events took place while John Macdonald was superintendent?

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      There is an information board hung on a wall.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      To share with others and make sure history is not forgotten and learn about life in the jail. The information given is regarding punishments given for breaking prison rules between 1867 and 1869. Prisoner names are listed, what the offence was, the punishment given, the date, and by whom the punishment was awarded by.

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It is spontaneous, as a person was walking on a tour.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      The photo itself is modern. The photo is coloured and clear. The information is from around 1870, as that’s the period recorded. You can also tell by the punishments that were delivered. The prisoner who broke the rules the most was James English. Henry Wheeler was punished for “singing in ward”. The most favoured punishment was solitary confinement - locked in a small, dark, solitary cell for 23 hrs a day (Unknown 23 April 1905) - and the year with the most punishments was 1868.

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      The sign is the focus.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Nawaz - 2017 - Punishment list.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • St Helena Penal Establishment - new penitentiary
    • St Helena Island towards Manly
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • 'Gudrun' iron barque
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Sugar mill, St Helena Island
    • Work station
    • Building plan, St Helena
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • North cell block, St Helena Island, 1920s
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Tree clearing on St Helena Island
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Old signal gun, St Helena Penal Establishment 24 pounder
    • St Helena Penal Establishment prisoner cemetery information board.
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Sisal hemp, raspador, silos and old chimney, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena original prison door and lock
    • Prison cell
    • Saddler's shop, H.M. Penal Establishment, St Helena
    • Tailor's shop, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • The prison vegetable garden, St Helena Island
    • The Black Napoleon
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • Land under cultivation, St. Helena penal establishment
    • St Helena prison guide
  • Saddler's shop, H.M. Penal Establishment, St Helena

    Type Artwork
    Artist Brisbane City Council
    Abstract The workshops were established within the stockade by 1879. Long term prisoners were taught a trade in the workshops while short-term prisoners worked in the fields. The island was largely self-sufficient and excess items were sold to government departments. The boot-makers and saddlers produced a range of items from shoelaces to saddles. Government regulations did not allow photographing prisoners' faces
    Medium photo, b&w
    Artwork Size w233xh179
    Date 1912
    Language English
    Short Title Saddler's shop 1912
    Archive Brisbane City Council
    Loc. in Archive asset 23143
    Library Catalogue Wynnum-Manly Local History/The beach, the creek and the bay
    Call Number BCC-STH-47
    URL https://library-brisbane.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/search/asset/23143/0
    Accessed 12/10/2022, 17:31:15
    Rights Copyright, Brisbane Images, Brisbane City Council. This Copyright has expired. This image may be reproduced with acknowledgement.
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    Date Added 12/10/2022, 17:31:15
    Modified 23/10/2022, 23:28:13

    Tags:

    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • tools
    • saddle
    • leather

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it is a place of work or training. The men have their backs to the camera, with one man having the word tea, however, when looking closer it is actually a number, 183 or 180 with a strike through it. Another number, 56 possibly, has been placed under this.  

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      There is a mallet and a variety of other tools, and prisoners. There look to be lots of leather straps/strips and stirrups. Each workstation appears to have an identical tool board, with a number and the word saddler. So, they are making saddles.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      I think the photo was taken to show the kinds of work and skills training the prisoners undertake

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      I think the photo is staged as the men have their backs to the camera. The man in the foreground looks as though he is sitting and waiting for it to be done.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      I think it is sometime before or around 1882 as the grinding wheel would indicate no electricity. Also, there are no lights hanging from the roof. I say before or around 1882 because electricity was supplied to Brisbane in 1882 (Scholz Electrical 2021).

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      It looks as though the photographer has purposefully avoided capturing the rest of the room. The focus is on the first three men in the foreground. The man in the foreground has his tools spread on the bench so they are clearly visible.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Brisbane City Council - 1912 - Saddler's shop, H.M. Penal Establishment, St Helen.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Work station
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Prison cell
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • St Helena prison guide
  • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery

    Type Artwork
    Artist Judi Gray
    Abstract Prisoners Cemetery at St Helena Island. Only prison numbers are listed on their crosses; prisoners had no right to their names. The crosses all face the bay overlooking Brisbane, to enforce the fact that they were never going to leave or escape the island and signify the freedom of the mainland that they had lost.
    Medium photo, coloured
    Artwork Size w640xh384
    Date 2012
    Language English
    Short Title Saint Helena Island Prisoner Cemetery
    Archive Blogger
    Loc. in Archive Beyond Our Patch - Australian Birds Environment Wildlife Travel & Conservation
    Library Catalogue Blogger
    Call Number Unknown
    URL http://beyondourpatch.blogspot.com/2012/05/tour-of-saint-helena-island-ex-convict.html
    Accessed 21/10/2022, 15:48:00
    Rights protected by Australian Copyright Law and require a written release by ourselves for use.
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/gwqDRjk"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/gwqDRjk.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a> Beyond Our Patch is a a blog record of our Wildlife and Australian Travel experiences that are beyond our own backyard.
    Date Added 21/10/2022, 15:48:00
    Modified 23/10/2022, 23:44:08

    Tags:

    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • cemetery
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • cross
    • fenced
    • no names
    • nameless
    • buried
    • dead

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it is of a cemetery. All the headstones/crosses are the same. Same dimensions, and the same material. The image shows a partial area of the cemetery, not the whole of it. The crosses appear to be stone or cement and are discoloured. Due to the discolouring, and shadow, I cannot see any identifying details etched onto the cross of who is buried there. Perhaps they are for display purposes only, to set the scene if you will. I count around 38 crosses.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      There are trees, grass, a white picket fence and grave crosses made of cement or stone.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      To share with others and make sure history is not forgotten.

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It is spontaneous, as a person was walking on a tour.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      The photo itself is modern. The photo is coloured and clear.

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      The photo tries to show as many grave crosses as possible. The fence in the background shows that in death they were still fenced in. in 1878 there were already 12 prisoners buried in the prisoners cemetery (Unknown 20 March 1878).

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Gray - 2012 - Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner C.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • St Helena Penal Establishment - new penitentiary
    • St Helena Island towards Manly
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • 'Gudrun' iron barque
    • Punishment list
    • Sugar mill, St Helena Island
    • Work station
    • Building plan, St Helena
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • North cell block, St Helena Island, 1920s
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Tree clearing on St Helena Island
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Old signal gun, St Helena Penal Establishment 24 pounder
    • St Helena Penal Establishment prisoner cemetery information board.
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Sisal hemp, raspador, silos and old chimney, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena original prison door and lock
    • Prison cell
    • Saddler's shop, H.M. Penal Establishment, St Helena
    • Tailor's shop, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • The prison vegetable garden, St Helena Island
    • The Black Napoleon
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • Land under cultivation, St. Helena penal establishment
    • St Helena prison guide
  • Shark swimming pool

    Type Artwork
    Artist Barbara King
    Abstract Shark pool was made from sections of railroad track
    Medium photo, coloured
    Artwork Size w361xh179
    Date 2019
    Language English
    Short Title Shark swimming pool
    Archive Trip Advisor
    Loc. in Archive 72
    Library Catalogue Tripadvisor
    Call Number Unknown
    URL https://dynamic-media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/16/a3/bf/73/shark-swimming-pool.jpg?w=1400&h=-1&s=1
    Accessed 12/10/2022, 23:30:57
    Rights Unknown
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    Date Added 12/10/2022, 23:30:57
    Modified 24/10/2022, 22:35:17

    Tags:

    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • water
    • shark
    • cage
    • swim
    • danger
    • railroad
    • track
    • pool

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it is a rectangle in the water made up of posts of some sort. The posts are all the same dimensions, all the same width, etc. There are water level markings on the posts. There are gaps in the rectangular shape, I am not sure if it is for a reason or if the missing posts have rotted or broken away. I can’t be sure how deep the water is around the shape although there appears to be sand at the bottom left of the image.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      There are five pylons that a bridge or jetty may have sat on. In the distance, there are some industrial and city-like buildings. There is also a large rectangular shape in the water, made up of steel from the tramway track, driven vertically into the sand (Whittington 28 August 2019).

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      To share with others and make sure history is not forgotten.

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It is spontaneous, as a person was walking on a tour.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      The photo itself is modern. The photo is coloured and clear. It is hard to say, but before it closed in 1932. The poles look old but could just be worn from being in the salt water, near mangroves.

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      The swimming pool is in the foreground, the focus of the image. In the background are a body of water and a town or city. It is small on the horizon, showing how isolated the prisoners were.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • K - 2019 - Shark swimming pool.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • St Helena Penal Establishment - new penitentiary
    • St Helena Island towards Manly
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • 'Gudrun' iron barque
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Sugar mill, St Helena Island
    • Work station
    • Building plan, St Helena
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • North cell block, St Helena Island, 1920s
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Tree clearing on St Helena Island
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Old signal gun, St Helena Penal Establishment 24 pounder
    • St Helena Penal Establishment prisoner cemetery information board.
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Sisal hemp, raspador, silos and old chimney, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena original prison door and lock
    • Prison cell
    • Saddler's shop, H.M. Penal Establishment, St Helena
    • Tailor's shop, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • The prison vegetable garden, St Helena Island
    • The Black Napoleon
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • Land under cultivation, St. Helena penal establishment
    • St Helena prison guide
  • Sisal hemp, raspador, silos and old chimney, St Helena Penal Establishment

    Type Artwork
    Artist Brisbane City Council
    Abstract Prisoners are using a raspador on stems of sisal hemp to remove the pulp and produce the fibre which was used to make rope. In the background are some fodder silos which are built into the ground to strengthen them. The chimney in the middle was from the old sugar mill. Government regulations did not allow photographing prisoners' faces.
    Medium photo, b&w
    Artwork Size w233xh179
    Date 1915
    Language English
    Short Title Sisal hemp, raspador, silos and old chimney 1915
    Archive Brisbane City Council
    Loc. in Archive asset 23150
    Library Catalogue Wynnum-Manly Local History/The beach, the creek and the bay
    Call Number BCC-STH-63
    URL https://library-brisbane.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/search/asset/23150/0
    Accessed 12/10/2022, 18:10:20
    Rights Copyright, Brisbane Images, Brisbane City Council. This Copyright has expired. This image may be reproduced with acknowledgement.
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    Date Added 12/10/2022, 18:10:20
    Modified 23/10/2022, 23:31:15

    Tags:

    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • rope
    • sisal
    • work
    • labour
    • hemp
    • silo
    • grinding wheel

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that two men are working. They are wearing similar clothes and are outdoors. The man at the rear seems to be holding a bucket.  I can’t tell what is on the table in the foreground.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      There are two prisoners and there is a machine they are using that looks to be run by belts. There are two funny looking A shape buildings and a wooden building that has boards falling off the walls, leaving holes. A square, tall, brick structure rises above a small tank. Two canvas sheets seem to be laying around, but I can’t tell what is draped over one of them.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      It shows men working, not just sitting in cells, and they are not shackled up, which could be trying to show reformation is working. Propaganda for the prison, for funding, etc.

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      Staged, I think. The machine’s belts are loose which would indicate it’s not working, as the belts would be tensioned if being used.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      It’s hard to tell from this photo what era it is from.

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      The men and machine are the focus of the image.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Brisbane City Council - 1915 - Sisal hemp, raspador, silos and old chimney, St He.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Work station
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Prison cell
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • St Helena prison guide
  • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena

    Type Artwork
    Artist W Pascoe
    Artist F Pascoe
    Abstract The penal settlement at St. Helena was converted into a sugar plantation and manufactory. (Description supplied with photograph.) Copied and digitised from an image in The Town and Country Journal Sydney: W & F Pascoe, 21 January 1871, page 77
    Medium pencil b&w
    Artwork Size w1877xh518
    Date 1871
    Language English
    Short Title interior of the sugar house
    Archive State Library of Queensland
    Loc. in Archive 21298027370002061; 99184004729102061
    Library Catalogue Brisbane John Oxley Library
    Call Number Negative number: 21346
    URL https://hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/193649
    Accessed 12/10/2022, 22:54:41
    Rights Out of copyright. You are free to use without permission. Please attribute the State Library of Queensland
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/LaemuLa"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/LaemuLa.png" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
    Date Added 12/10/2022, 22:54:41
    Modified 24/10/2022, 13:05:33

    Tags:

    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • export
    • work
    • labour
    • building
    • wooden
    • drawing
    • sugar
    • sketch

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it is a cross-sectional sketch of a wooden building. It has a gable roof with ten windows. Sections B and C look to have heater coils. Sections A, B, and C appear to have pipes that run to or from something on the outside of the building labelled E. I am unsure what the things are labelled D.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      a cross-sectional sketch of the inside of a sugar mill. It has a gable roof with ten windows. Sections B and C look to have heater coils. Sections A, B, and C appear to have pipes that run to or from something on the outside of the building labelled

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      To show the workings of the mill or a plan for a new sugar mill.

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It is staged as it’s a photo of a sketch.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      If it is the original mill, then it would be around 1869, as that is when it was built Whittington 13 February 2021). From all accounts, the sugar production on St Helena was quite lucrative (Queensland Government 2015).

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      It is a sketch of the inside of a building so looks like the mill has been sliced down the middle.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Pascoe and Pascoe - 1871 - Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. H.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • St Helena Penal Establishment - new penitentiary
    • St Helena Island towards Manly
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • 'Gudrun' iron barque
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Sugar mill, St Helena Island
    • Work station
    • Building plan, St Helena
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • North cell block, St Helena Island, 1920s
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Tree clearing on St Helena Island
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Old signal gun, St Helena Penal Establishment 24 pounder
    • St Helena Penal Establishment prisoner cemetery information board.
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Sisal hemp, raspador, silos and old chimney, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena original prison door and lock
    • Prison cell
    • Saddler's shop, H.M. Penal Establishment, St Helena
    • Tailor's shop, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • The prison vegetable garden, St Helena Island
    • The Black Napoleon
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • Land under cultivation, St. Helena penal establishment
    • St Helena prison guide
  • St Helena Island National Park map

    Type Map
    Cartographer Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing
    Abstract Contemporary map of Saint Helena Island, now a National Park. Shows the Location of key areas of interest.
    Date 2015
    Language English
    Short Title St Helena National Park map
    Archive The Department of Environment and Science
    Loc. in Archive MA287
    Library Catalogue Zotero
    Call Number MA287
    URL https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/160440/st_helena_map.pdf
    Accessed 11/10/2022, 11:00:00
    Rights Copyright (c) State of Qld. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/caaYaSX"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/caaYaSX.png" title="source: imgur.com" /></a> MA287
    Series Title National Park Map
    Place St Helena Island, Moreton Bay.
    Publisher Queensland Government
    ISBN Unknown
    Edition Unknown
    Type cadastral
    Scale 1:5000
    Date Added 11/10/2022, 18:16:56
    Modified 24/10/2022, 13:21:51

    Tags:

    • NATIONAL parks & reserves
    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • stockade
    • buildings
    • map
    • diagram
    • pdf
    • national park
    • location
    • picnic

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it is a map from Queensland Government. It has a scale, north arrow, and legend with clearly interpreted icons. The map is well labelled, showing all key features, and indicates that the island is almost entirely surrounded by mangroves.

    • Structured reflection

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing - 2015 - St Helena Island National Park map.pdf

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • St Helena Penal Establishment - new penitentiary
    • St Helena Island towards Manly
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • 'Gudrun' iron barque
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Sugar mill, St Helena Island
    • Work station
    • Building plan, St Helena
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • North cell block, St Helena Island, 1920s
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Tree clearing on St Helena Island
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Old signal gun, St Helena Penal Establishment 24 pounder
    • St Helena Penal Establishment prisoner cemetery information board.
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Sisal hemp, raspador, silos and old chimney, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena original prison door and lock
    • Prison cell
    • Saddler's shop, H.M. Penal Establishment, St Helena
    • Tailor's shop, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • The prison vegetable garden, St Helena Island
    • The Black Napoleon
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • Land under cultivation, St. Helena penal establishment
    • St Helena prison guide
  • St Helena Island towards Manly

    Type Artwork
    Artist Patricia Woods
    Abstract The crumbling ruins backed by the city of Brisbane, a different perspective from the one encountered by convicts and their warders many years ago. The ruins are in poor condition due to the materials from which the blocks were built so most of them have fences around them to stop tourists destroying them.
    Medium photo, coloured
    Artwork Size w1365xh549
    Date 2011
    Language English
    Short Title St Helena Island Towards Manly
    Archive Patricia Woods
    Loc. in Archive Unknown
    Library Catalogue Flickr
    Call Number Unknown
    URL https://www.flickr.com/photos/patriciawoods/6092565622/in/photolist-ahnSgL-ahnZuS-aho1RS
    Accessed 21/10/2022, 12:55:02
    Rights All Rights Reserved
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/NgKR8R7"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/NgKR8R7.png" title="source: imgur.com" /></a> Canon 7D f/22 1/80 sec ISO 200
    Date Added 21/10/2022, 12:55:02
    Modified 24/10/2022, 13:54:56

    Tags:

    • Brisbane: History
    • Brisbane
    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • aug29
    • island
    • buildings
    • contemporary
    • ruin
    • crumble
    • destroyed
    • brick
    • Manly

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it is of a ruined building. The bright green grass and bright blue water look out of place against the crumbling building. There is a large body of water with a large town beyond that.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      A ruined building, a body of water, a city or town, grass, trees, and a windmill. Bracing is holding up sections of the building.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      To share with others and make sure history is not forgotten and show how isolated the prisoners were.

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It is spontaneous, as a person was walking on a tour.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      The photo itself is modern. It is coloured and clear. The building dates pre-1932.

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      There is a large amount of grass in the foreground as they had to stand far enough back to get the full ruin into the shot. The city or town in the background is used as an interesting backdrop, or as a reflection of how far away from civilisation the island is.

    • permalink

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Work station
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Prison cell
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • St Helena prison guide
  • St Helena original prison door and lock

    Type Artwork
    Artist Judi Gray
    Abstract Tour of Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) 04/05/12
    Medium photo, coloured
    Artwork Size w640xh426
    Date 2012
    Language English
    Short Title Prison door and lock
    Archive Blogger
    Loc. in Archive Beyond our patch
    Library Catalogue Blogger
    Call Number Unknown
    URL http://beyondourpatch.blogspot.com/2012/05/tour-of-saint-helena-island-ex-convict.html
    Accessed 11/10/2022, 22:25:04
    Rights Contact us should you wish to use any of our images. All of our photographs on Jarowair Our Patch, Beyond Our Patch, Our Patch Facebook and Judi Gray Instagram & Facebook, Toowoomba Eco Tours, Jarowair Wildlife Pouches, Blue Bird Internet Marketing, Jude Gray Portraits, are all protected by Australian Copyright Law and require a written release by ourselves for use. Failure to contact us for use of any images we own for approval may result in the request for copyright infringement damages.
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/GOZBUvx"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/GOZBUvx.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
    Date Added 11/10/2022, 22:25:03
    Modified 23/10/2022, 23:45:59

    Tags:

    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • building
    • cell
    • door
    • lock
    • wooden
    • bolt
    • key

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it is a dark timber door, bolted and padlocked shut. The door looks like a heavy door, solid timber possibly. As with everything else seen in the image, the padlock looks solid and of a large size. It all looks from an earlier time period. The keyhole is hidden beneath a movable metal piece on the body of the padlock.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      There is a dark timber door, bolted and padlocked shut. The heavy steel bolt is attached to the door by large, thick rivets. The door also has solid-looking screws or similar. The padlock reads “Chubb London”.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      To share with others and make sure history is not forgotten.

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It is spontaneous, as a person was walking on a tour.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      The photo itself is modern. The photo is coloured and clear. The padlock and door are from the turn of the century. Newer prisons would have had metal doors I think.

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      The focus is on the padlock and the locking bolt, showing how well-guarded the men were.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Gray - 2012 - St Helena original prison door and lock.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Work station
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Prison cell
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • St Helena prison guide
  • St Helena Penal Establishment - new penitentiary

    Type Artwork
    Artist Andrew Irving
    Abstract Book of 17 plans, reduced scale from linen tracings - Public Works Department (II)
    Medium pencil b&w
    Artwork Size w961xh688
    Date 1914
    Language English
    Short Title St Helena -New penitentiary
    Archive Queensland State Archives
    Loc. in Archive PR328272
    Library Catalogue Prison Plans - Public Works
    Call Number ITM328272
    URL https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM328272
    Accessed 21/10/2022, 14:30:56
    Rights Copyright State of Queensland
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/SSXRW5d"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/SSXRW5d.png" title="source: imgur.com" /></a> Previous System Identifiers PD85.4; RSI14379/1/164; A1 Item ID 328272
    Date Added 21/10/2022, 14:30:56
    Modified 23/10/2022, 23:47:04

    Tags:

    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • prison
    • island
    • building
    • plan
    • moreton
    • drawing
    • architect
    • publish
    • yards

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it is a large compound. There are people around a tram at the elaborate entrance. It is hard to tell but I think there is a figure on a horse in the centre of the compound and some people to its left. This is a photo of a sketch.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      There are multiple storied buildings, a church, an industrial-looking building with smoke coming from a tall chimney, and lookout towers. The compound dominates the landscape with only a few small hills, palms, trees, and I think a watercourse.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      To display plans for a new prison that would be made from brick instead of wood (Unknown 5 February 1914).

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It is a plan.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      1914. You can tell not more modern because it doesn’t have razor wire.

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      The focus is on the plan of the prison. The background has some vegetation which may have been used to soften the image.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Irving - 1914 - St Helena Penal Establishment - New penitentiary.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Work station
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • St. Helena prison plans for new buildings, indeterminate sentences.
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Prison cell
    • Edited - Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Thursday 5 February 1914, page 6
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • St Helena prison guide
  • St Helena Penal Establishment prisoner cemetery information board.

    Type Artwork
    Artist Jeanice Levez
    Abstract Photo of an information board about the prisoner cemetery.
    Medium Photo
    Artwork Size w600xh384
    Date 2016
    Language English
    Short Title Prisoner cemetery information board.
    Archive Australian Cemeteries
    Loc. in Archive Jeanice Levez
    Library Catalogue Australian Cemeteries
    Call Number Unknown
    URL http://www.australiancemeteries.com.au/qld/brisbane/st_helena/img_0389lge.jpg
    Accessed 09/10/2022, 20:39:02
    Rights free from copyright
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/M1deMvN"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/M1deMvN.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a> the information board has been supplied by the QLD Government, Department of Environmental Protection Agency and QLD Parks and Wildlife Service.
    Date Added 09/10/2022, 20:39:02
    Modified 23/10/2022, 23:51:30

    Tags:

    • information
    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • cemetery
    • prisoner
    • Moreton Bay
    • island
    • sign
    • educate

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it is an information sign from the Queensland Government. The information about who died and how is about prisoners buried in the prisoner cemetery. A prisoner by the name of Thomas Stapleton is used as an example. Prisoner crosses can be seen behind the sign, and the sign appears to be inside the white picket fence surrounding the cemetery.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      There is a coloured information board, grass, a white picket fence, and cement crosses.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      To share with others and make sure history is not forgotten, and learn about the prisoners cemetery.

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It is spontaneous, as a person was walking on a tour.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      The photo itself is modern. The photo is coloured and clear. It must be post-December 1998 because the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service was created (Queensland State Archives n.d.), and their name is on the board

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      The sign is the focus.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Levez - 2016 - St Helena Penal Establishment Prisoner Cemetery in.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • St Helena Penal Establishment Prisoner Cemetery
    • Work station
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Prison cell
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • St Helena prison guide
  • St Helena prison guide

    Type Artwork
    Artist Duncan Jepson
    Abstract A guide to the prison layout
    Medium photo, coloured
    Artwork Size w600xh384
    Date 2019
    Language English
    Short Title St Helena prison guide
    Archive Google Maps
    Loc. in Archive Unknown
    Library Catalogue Duncan Jepson
    Call Number Unknown
    URL https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x6b93dfbbe18c8ef5%3A0x29c9140524331d61!3m1!7e164!15sCgIgAQ&hl=en&viewerState=ga&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipO21QrDjYbvnrQZKn1onnMTkO7gHtuzoAE5VZwS
    Accessed 23/10/2022, 21:03:11
    Rights Copyright free
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/gUsgvVk"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/gUsgvVk.png" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
    Date Added 23/10/2022, 21:03:11
    Modified 23/10/2022, 23:48:51

    Tags:

    • information
    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • plan
    • site
    • directions
    • explain
    • map
    • sign

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it is an infographic information board. I can see it was issued by the Queensland Government. There is a little information about the prison, dates, and a map or plan of where key features can be found. They are clearly labelled and numbered, with a little information about each. The map shows the outline of the original prison, what is left, and where roads are/were located. I think it is a great way to show the before and after. I’m a visual person so it's great for me.

    • Structured reflection

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x6b93dfbbe18c8ef5%3A0x29c9140524331d61!3m1!7e164!15sCgIgAQ&hl=en&viewerState=ga&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipPE1MkAGxitb-jsvA0qRORrHq8fDDHXGbe16WOd#

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • St Helena Penal Establishment - new penitentiary
    • St Helena Island towards Manly
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • 'Gudrun' iron barque
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Sugar mill, St Helena Island
    • Work station
    • Building plan, St Helena
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • North cell block, St Helena Island, 1920s
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Tree clearing on St Helena Island
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Old signal gun, St Helena Penal Establishment 24 pounder
    • St Helena Penal Establishment prisoner cemetery information board.
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Sisal hemp, raspador, silos and old chimney, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena original prison door and lock
    • Prison cell
    • Saddler's shop, H.M. Penal Establishment, St Helena
    • Tailor's shop, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • The prison vegetable garden, St Helena Island
    • The Black Napoleon
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • Land under cultivation, St. Helena penal establishment
  • St Helena prisoner grave

    Type Artwork
    Artist Daniele Toni
    Abstract Crosses contain only prison number so the prisoners remain nameless, even in death.
    Medium photo, coloured
    Artwork Size w960xh186
    Date 2017
    Language English
    Short Title St Helena prisoner grave
    Archive Trip Advisor
    Loc. in Archive Daniele_Toni
    Library Catalogue St Helena National Park
    Call Number Unknown
    URL https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Profile/Daniele_Toni?fid=d16d163e-93b4-474c-9c50-62304c1f6324
    Accessed 21/10/2022, 15:31:10
    Rights 2022 Tripadvisor LLC All rights reserved.
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/0afl18D"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/0afl18D.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
    Date Added 21/10/2022, 15:31:10
    Modified 24/10/2022, 13:48:01

    Tags:

    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • cemetery
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • prisoner number
    • cross
    • buried
    • no name
    • grave
    • died
    • 574

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it is a cross in a cemetery. The only identifying feature is a number, 574. No name, no age, no date of birth, or death date is shown. There are other crosses in the background which look to be identical. A white picket fence is in the background with an unrelated person.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      This is a cement cross in a cemetery. It has only the number 574. No name, no age, no date of birth, or death date is shown. There are other crosses in the background which look to be identical. A white picket fence is in the background with an unrelated person.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      To share with others and make sure history is not forgotten and learn about life on St Helena. It could have also been taken to show the discrepancy in accounts of the crosses.

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It is spontaneous, as a person was walking on a tour.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      The photo itself is modern. Its coloured and clear. The crosses date to post 1928 as the crosses have been cement, with only numbers since at least 1928 (Unknown 7 April 1928). They were however made of timber, with identifying details such as name, age, and prisoner number in 1878 (Unknown 20 March 1878).

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      The cross in the foreground shows the prisoner’s number. There are other crosses in the background to show it is not alone. I think the photo is trying to make the scene less sombre.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Toni - 2017 - St Helena prisoner grave.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • St Helena Penal Establishment - new penitentiary
    • St Helena Island towards Manly
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • 'Gudrun' iron barque
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Sugar mill, St Helena Island
    • Work station
    • Building plan, St Helena
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • North cell block, St Helena Island, 1920s
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Tree clearing on St Helena Island
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Old signal gun, St Helena Penal Establishment 24 pounder
    • St Helena Penal Establishment prisoner cemetery information board.
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Sisal hemp, raspador, silos and old chimney, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena original prison door and lock
    • Prison cell
    • Saddler's shop, H.M. Penal Establishment, St Helena
    • Tailor's shop, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • The prison vegetable garden, St Helena Island
    • The Black Napoleon
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • Land under cultivation, St. Helena penal establishment
    • St Helena prison guide
  • St. Helena, Moreton Bay

    Type Artwork
    Artist Henry John Baron Douglas-Scott-Montagu
    Abstract Montagu of Beaulieu, Henry John Douglas-Scott-Montagu, Baron, 1832-1905.
    Medium watercolour ; 7.8 x 27 cm.
    Artwork Size w131xh44
    Date 20th July, 1853
    Language English
    Short Title Watercolour of St Helena
    Archive National Library of Australia
    Loc. in Archive obj-134723485.
    Library Catalogue NLA Digital Collection
    Call Number PIC Drawer 65 #R3351
    URL https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-134723485/view
    Accessed 11/10/2022, 23:31:59
    Rights Out of Copyright.; Since 1940 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/IoEOJ7h"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/IoEOJ7h.png" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
    Date Added 11/10/2022, 23:31:59
    Modified 23/10/2022, 23:26:05

    Tags:

    • St Helena Moreton Bay Island prison

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it is a peaceful, tranquil setting.The colours are boring to me, it seems a little dull.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      There is a dense forest with a small cluster of palm trees. There is water and sand.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      I cannot say what the context is. It is just a picture of a shore. There are no details to establish the purpose of the shot.

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It is neither. It is a painting so could be an image from the artist’s imagination, not necessarily a real place.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      I think it is an old painting. The colour of the edging looks old. It looks to have slight damage as well. The writing in the bottom right does not look modern.

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      Sand, water, trees, and palms are in the foreground. Possibly to convey a beachy, tranquil scene. In the background are dense trees conveying that it is untouched, with no human contact.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Baron Douglas-Scott-Montagu - 1853 - St. Helena, Moreton Bay.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • St Helena Penal Establishment - new penitentiary
    • St Helena Island towards Manly
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • 'Gudrun' iron barque
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Sugar mill, St Helena Island
    • Work station
    • Building plan, St Helena
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • North cell block, St Helena Island, 1920s
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Tree clearing on St Helena Island
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Old signal gun, St Helena Penal Establishment 24 pounder
    • St Helena Penal Establishment prisoner cemetery information board.
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Sisal hemp, raspador, silos and old chimney, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena original prison door and lock
    • Prison cell
    • Saddler's shop, H.M. Penal Establishment, St Helena
    • Tailor's shop, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • The prison vegetable garden, St Helena Island
    • The Black Napoleon
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • Land under cultivation, St. Helena penal establishment
    • St Helena prison guide
  • Sugar mill, St Helena Island

    Type Artwork
    Artist Brisbane City Council
    Abstract Photo from the collection of the first caretaker of the island in the 1930s, Mrs Alice Kelk and her husband Edward (Goog). The declining days of the island's sugar and flax works.
    Medium photo, b&w
    Artwork Size w285xh179
    Date 1937
    Language English
    Short Title Sugar mill 1937
    Archive Brisbane City Council
    Loc. in Archive asset 23408
    Library Catalogue Wynnum-Manly Local History/The beach, the creek and the bay
    Call Number BCC-STH-3
    URL https://library-brisbane.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/search/asset/23408/0
    Accessed 12/10/2022, 18:02:31
    Rights Copyright, Brisbane Images, Brisbane City Council. This Copyright has expired. This image may be reproduced with acknowledgement.
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/PONw44g"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/PONw44g.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a> BCC-STH-0003.jpg (JPEG Image, 5078 × 3188 pixels) – Scaled (16%)
    Date Added 12/10/2022, 18:02:31
    Modified 23/10/2022, 23:35:55

    Tags:

    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • Sugarcane industry
    • island
    • work
    • labour
    • building
    • mill

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that the area around the brick building looks unkept, and I feel a little chaotic. I think this is a place of industry because of the large chimney and large circular item bottom center.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      There’s a brick building, a large brick chimney, a circular industrial piece, a wall, and bushes with dead limbs and rubble.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      To show the sugar mill. I am not sure if this is the first or the second sugar mill, however, if it was the first one built, it was the first sugar mill built in QLD, so it is historic (Snow 1 November 1935).

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It is hard to tell, it could be both.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      I cannot tell from this picture, except for maybe the round cylindrical item but I don’t know what it is.

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      It looks as though the vegetation is starting to grow up around the building and there is rubble and branches in the foreground. The mill and its components have all been framed in the shot.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Brisbane City Council - 1937 - Sugar mill, St Helena Island, 1937.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Work station
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Prison cell
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • St Helena prison guide
  • Tailor's shop, St Helena Penal Establishment

    Type Artwork
    Artist Brisbane City Council
    Abstract Prison uniforms, police uniforms and other necessary sewing was done by prisoners. Note the prisoners on the sides sitting in the traditional cross legged position used by tailors. Government regulations did not allow photographing prisoners' faces.
    Medium photo, b&w
    Artwork Size w233xh179
    Date 1915
    Language English
    Short Title Tailor's shop 1915.
    Archive Brisbane City Council
    Loc. in Archive asset 23139
    Library Catalogue Wynnum-Manly Local History/The beach, the creek and the bay
    Call Number BCC-STH-43
    URL https://library-brisbane.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/search/asset/23139/0
    Accessed 12/10/2022, 16:48:13
    Rights Copyright, Brisbane Images, Brisbane City Council. This Copyright has expired. This image may be reproduced with acknowledgement.
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/41RDCe1"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/41RDCe1.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a> BCC-STH-0043.jpg (JPEG Image, 5078 × 3896 pixels) – Scaled (13%)
    Date Added 12/10/2022, 16:48:13
    Modified 23/10/2022, 23:32:55

    Tags:

    • Clothing
    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • tools
    • warder
    • work
    • labour
    • uniform
    • tailor
    • shirt
    • pants
    • job

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that the men are in a large wooden barn with windows near the roof. The men are sitting on the benches lining the barn, with similar clothes on, a uniform. I can make out numbers on the back of some men’s shirts. All the men in white are facing away from the camera. Men in dark clothes look at, and pose for, the camera. A smartly dressed man, in a bowler hat, three-piece suit, and cane/stick, poses halfway down the building. Another two figures stand in the distance, wearing dark clothes. A man in dark clothes in the foreground and to the right appears to be wearing an old police or military uniform. One of the people using a sewing machine is wearing dark clothes, and I think has hair up in a bun. Why would one woman be among all men, wearing different clothes?

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      There is an old iron, cloth or fabric bundles, prisoners, a warder, a smartly dressed man. There is a lot of fabric/cloth hanging from beams, an old-style iron on the table, and a row of early sewing machines, so these men must be tailors.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      To report back or promote the work that the prisoners are doing. Free labour, making a profit for the penal establishment, everything, right down to making police uniforms (Whittington 13 February 2021). Propaganda for budgets. It shows men working, not just sitting in cells, and they are not shackled up, which could be trying to show reformation is working.

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      I think it’s staged, as the smartly dressed man is standing, waiting for the photo to be taken. The men are all sitting, staring straight ahead, and look to be too close together to be working.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      I think the image is from around the late 1800s to just after the turn of the century. The man has a bowler hat on, carries a cane/stick, and is wearing a three-piece suit. He is wearing fashion from around the 1870s (Matthews 2016) and is sporting a moustache that fits the time period. there are no lights hanging from the roof. I say before or around 1882 because electricity was supplied to Brisbane in 1882 (Scholz Electrical 2021).

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      There are some tools and cloth in the foreground. The sewing machines are made prominent, placed in the centre of the picture.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Brisbane City Council - 1915 - Tailor's shop, St Helena Penal Establishment (1915.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Work station
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Prison cell
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • St Helena prison guide
  • The Black Napoleon

    Type Artwork
    Artist Megan Cope
    Abstract The story of the Black Napoleon is just one of the many stories of powerful and clever people defying Empire at the turn of the 19th and 20th century throughout Australia. There are many recorded stories about the man that the British forces referred to as the Black Napoleon, also recorded as Eulope, the reason for his name Napoleon is interesting to me and changes over time throughout the echoes in the colonial press, some say he bore his name from his striking resemblance to Bonaparte but it most likely came about from his leadership in the resistance battles against British forces during invasion of Quandamooka country.
    Medium Lithograph Image
    Artwork Size w1000xh1404
    Date 2019
    Language English
    Short Title The Black Napoleon
    Archive Milani Gallery, Brisbane
    Loc. in Archive Unknown
    Library Catalogue Counihan Gallery, Brunswick and Australian Print Workshop
    Call Number Unknown
    URL https://www.megancope.com.au/works/the-black-napoleon
    Accessed 21/10/2022, 13:22:40
    Rights Copyright Megan Cope © 2021
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/dEqZEHT"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/dEqZEHT.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a> These works were produced in collaboration with APW Printers at Australian Print Workshop, Melbourne, as part of Australian Print Workshop’s French Connections project curated by APW Director Anne Virgo OAM.
    Date Added 21/10/2022, 13:22:40
    Modified 23/10/2022, 23:39:17

    Tags:

    • Indigenous
    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • Noogoon
    • punishment
    • Napoleon
    • exile
    • stradbroke island
    • named after

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that I find the image appealing. The shades of blue used are beautiful. The contrast with the shaded figure really draws my eyes. For me, the blue represents water, there are bubbles coming from the highest blue section. There are also Dolphins/sharks/whales depicted at the bottom of the image. Looking at the paint on his torso I almost see it become waves, or swell, of the ocean. The Black Napoleon looks strong and confident. He looks like a warrior.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      The handsome Indigenous figure (assuming from the title) is wearing a headdress and body paint. A shell hangs around his neck and a bar/stick is through his nose. He is wearing body paint.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      As part of the French Connection project by Megan Cope (Cope 2019). Eulope of the Quandamooka people of Stradbroke Island, was said to resemble Napoleon Bonaparte (Kerkhove n.d.), so when he was exiled to an island, known as Noogoon, it was jokingly called St Helena, but it stuck. Eulope is The Black Napoleon.

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It is a work of art.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      It is contemporary

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      The focus is the figure, but there are other features, such as; the blue represents water, and there are bubbles coming from the highest blue section. There are also Dolphins/sharks/whales depicted at the bottom of the image. Looking at the paint on his torso I almost see it become waves, or swell, of the ocean. The Black Napoleon looks strong and confident. He looks like a warrior.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Megan Cope - 2019 - The Black Napoleon.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Work station
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Prison cell
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • St Helena prison guide
  • The prison vegetable garden, St Helena Island

    Type Artwork
    Artist Brisbane City Council
    Abstract Water was carried from the wells and plants were watered by hand with watering cans
    Medium photo, b&w
    Artwork Size w179xh179
    Date 1930's
    Language English
    Short Title St Helena vegetable garden
    Archive Brisbane City Council
    Loc. in Archive asset 23386
    Library Catalogue Wynnum-Manly Local History/The beach, the creek and the bay
    Call Number BCC-STH-0018b.jpg
    URL https://library-brisbane.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/search/asset/23386/0
    Accessed 12/10/2022, 16:08:51
    Rights Copyright, Brisbane Images, Brisbane City Council. This Copyright has expired. This image may be reproduced with acknowledgement.
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/YjVRVGR"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/YjVRVGR.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
    Date Added 12/10/2022, 16:08:51
    Modified 23/10/2022, 23:34:41

    Tags:

    • St Helena Island
    • St Helena
    • prisoner
    • St. Helena Island (Qld.)
    • prison
    • farm
    • export
    • work
    • labour
    • water
    • soil

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that this is a farm scene. The man is watering by hand which seems strange given the large area. There are different things being grown, or at separate phases of their growth. Everything in the image looks clean, tidy, and organised. I feel like there are a lot of straight lines.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      I cannot tell if the building has two chimneys or if they may in fact be church steeples. There is a prisoner, paddocks with crops growing, some trees, and a watering can.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      I think it’s taken to show off the crops and space the penal establishment has. May be used as propaganda for budgets. The prisoner is not shackled so it may also be displaying that reformation is working. May be showing the success of the penal establishment at being self-sufficient, growing corn, potatoes, lucerne, and vegetables (Bull 1 January 1960).

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      I think it is spontaneous. It would be hard in early photography to have the water falling from the watering can for the entire shot on call. The prisoner also is standing casually. Then again it may not be a prisoner, but rather a warder dressed as a prisoner for the photo.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      It is hard to tell, there is little to use as a measure.

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      The crops and the prisoner are in the foreground, showing the success of the penal establishment. The building in the background may be to show how much space the prisoners are given.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Brisbane City Council - 1930 - The prison vegetable garden, St Helena Island.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Work station
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Prison cell
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • St Helena prison guide
  • Tree clearing on St Helena Island

    Type Artwork
    Artist Brisbane City Council
    Abstract Early photograph of the island, showing few buildings and many tree stumps.
    Medium photo, b&w
    Artwork Size w233xh179
    Date 1868
    Language English
    Short Title Tree clearing 1868
    Archive Brisbane City Council
    Loc. in Archive asset 23385
    Library Catalogue Wynnum-Manly Local History/The beach, the creek and the bay
    Call Number BCC-STH-19
    URL https://library-brisbane.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/search/asset/23385/0
    Accessed 11/10/2022, 17:40:02
    Rights Copyright, Brisbane Images, Brisbane City Council. This Copyright has expired. This image may be reproduced with acknowledgement.
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/CMsZJG3"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/CMsZJG3.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a> Resource Name: BCC-STH-0019.jpg
    Date Added 11/10/2022, 17:40:02
    Modified 23/10/2022, 22:30:41

    Tags:

    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • trees
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • QLD

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it reminds me of a picture you see from WWI battles, like the Somme. It feels devoid of life, the black and white of the image makes it appear worse, I think. The only indication of habitation is the two buildings. From the stumps of the trees, you can see that there had been a dense area of trees. If I didn’t know what the photo was for, I would ask why the trees are being cleared.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      There are tree stumps, trees, and two buildings.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      Could have been taken to show the progress of clearing, or to convey how much hard work has been done.

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It could have been both, either taken at will or set up on a tripod.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      I think it is an old picture. It has the look of early photography. The way it is damaged is another clue. Also, the design of the building.

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      Almost bare earth and tree stumps are in the foreground. Tall – alive- trees are in the background, with two buildings. The stumps in the foreground makes them the focus of the image.

    • permalink

    Attachments

    • Brisbane City Council - 1868 - Tree clearing on St Helena Island, 1868.html

    Related

    • Prisoner's private life
    • Freed unionist shearers following the 1891 shearers' strike
    • Punishment list
    • Saint Helena Island prisoner cemetery
    • Work station
    • St. Helena, Moreton Bay
    • Mug shots of prisoners associated with the Barcaldine Shearers' Strike
    • Shark swimming pool
    • Bootmaker's shop, H.M. Penal establishment, St Helena
    • Sketch of the interior of the sugar house at St. Helena
    • Aerial photograph of St Helena prison in the 1920s
    • Plan of the island of St. Helena, H.M. Penal Establishment, Queensland
    • Only nown painting of St Helena Island as a working prison
    • Escape from St Helena Island
    • Saint Helena Island (Ex-Convict Prison) Prisoner Cemetery
    • Australia's St Helena, Queensland hell hole of the Pacific
    • St Helena Island National Park map
    • Backview of stockade, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • St Helena prisoner grave
    • Penal station at St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland
    • Corridor 'D' Wing, St Helena Penal Establishment
    • Prison cell
    • General record and description of male prisoners
    • Model of St Helena prison
    • St Helena prison guide
  • Work station

    Type Artwork
    Artist Anna Russell
    Abstract Tools and work environmentof prisoner 56
    Medium photo, coloured
    Artwork Size w406xh293
    Date 2017
    Language English
    Short Title Work station
    Archive Google Maps
    Loc. in Archive Unknown
    Library Catalogue Anna Russell
    Call Number Unknown
    URL https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x6b93dfbbe18c8ef5%3A0x29c9140524331d61!3m1!7e164!15sCgIgAQ&hl=en&viewerState=ga&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipOMUIL3koYVCUk9bUohnbU1UJQuS40TyT4D9iTx
    Accessed 23/10/2022, 22:03:59
    Rights Copyright free
    Extra <a href="https://imgur.com/ajXBJy8"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ajXBJy8.png" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
    Date Added 23/10/2022, 22:03:59
    Modified 24/10/2022, 13:45:37

    Tags:

    • Queensland
    • St Helena
    • Moreton Bay
    • prison
    • island
    • tools
    • work
    • labour
    • saddle
    • building
    • workshop
    • leather
    • grinding wheel
    • prison number
    • 56
    • carpenter
    • trade
    • work bench
    • stool
    • mallet
    • chisel
    • wood
    • wrench
    • pump
    • borer
    • drill
    • pictures

    Notes:

    • Initial reflection

      My initial response to this image is: that it is a workstation replica, from prisoner 56, and is labelled as a carpenter’s shop. The bench is full of tools used by the prisoners. Each tool has its place stencilled on the board to make missing tools noticeable. There is a saddle, pictures, and a hand drill on the wall. There is also a stool and a grinding wheel.

    • Structured reflection

      What objects or physical features are in the image?

      There is a reproduced workstation, belonging to prisoner 56, and is labelled as a carpenter’s shop. The bench is full of tools used by the prisoners. Each tool has its place stencilled on the board.. There is a saddle, pictures, and a hand drill on the wall. There is also a stool and a grinding wheel.

      What is the context of the image? Why was it taken?

      To share with others and make sure history is not forgotten and learn about life in the prison. It shows how the prisoners worked in the workshops, the tools they had, or did not have. It shows what kind of skills they were learning which they would have on release (Queensland Government 2015).

      Is the photo spontaneous or staged? How do you know?

      It is spontaneous, as a person was walking on a tour, and the items have been arranged as a exhibit.

      Can you tell from which time period it came? What clues give you that information?

      The photo itself is modern but the tools shown are very old. The hand drill indicates that it may have been before electricity.

      How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?

      The items in the display are the focus. The photo has been taken in an attempt to capture them all.

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